Archives for "September, 2008"

Posted by venlala on 23rd September 2008

It’s like winning a lottery to be born in Finland?

…so I was told. On lottovoitto syntyä Suomeen! Today was a sad day for Finland. A 22-year old another fame seeking student Matti Saari took a gun to school and shot ten people and himself in small Finnish town of Kauhajoki, population 14 000. The town’s website is currently down, the only available page is [...]

Posted by venlala on 22nd September 2008

Humanity, tolerance and the beautiful unnecessity

All the apples have been picked and processed, the real life harvest moon is over and Kaija’s cauldron is back in the box. Bet the dark matter would have been solved already, had Newton chosen to have his nap under this tree. Picking apples is a child’s play compared to ensiharvennus, directly translated first thinning [...]

Posted by venlala on 14th September 2008

Congratulations, Thankyous and one Millennium Falcon

13 September at 4:34am Becks gave birth to a baby boy Joshua – congratulations Becks, Dan and Isaac! Emma and Garry are tying the knot 19th September in Belfast and as Herbs is the best man, it will definately be a party like no other. And even more great news – Lovely Spaniards have spent [...]

Posted by venlala on 6th September 2008

Cheap Gatwick – Helsinki Flights and other stories

Great News: In the beginning of November Easyjet starts to fly between Gatwick and Helsinki and the prices are cheap. A return flight costs around fifty quid, when booked in advance. If you’ve ever thought about a trip to Finland, this autumn is good time to do that. You might even get a native guide [...]

Posted by venlala on 3rd September 2008

A rogue night-elf

I finished watching all of The Big Bang Theory tonight. Brilliant show. How I would love to game with these guys. Sheldon: I’ve got The Sword of Azeroth! Leonard: Get the sword, Sheldon! Help Rajesh! Sheldon: There is no more Sheldon – I am The Swordmaster. Howard: Leonard, look out! Leonard: Dammit, we’re dying here! [...]